The Albanian Constitutional Court ruled that the Rome-Tirana agreement on immigration centers "does not harm Albania's territorial integrity." The judges consequently rejected the protest of the opposition that in December prompted the courts to postpone the implementation of the memorandum agreed by Edi Rama and Meloni for the construction (at Italy's expense) of two centers for migrants in Albania to be completed by next summer. At this point, the parliamentary process to ratify the accord will resume in a few days. In Italy, the Chamber of Deputies has already approved it, and the Senate is now reviewing it. The opposition continues to regard the Italy-Albania deal as "useless and expensive," deciding simply to "make propaganda for the government before the European elections with no concrete effect on the number of landings." The two centers will be established in Shengjin and Gjader: one for the disembarkation and treatment of migrants rescued from boats at sea, and the other for those who fit the standards to request for asylum in the EU. The clinics "are not intended for minors, pregnant women, or other vulnerable individuals," according to the Italian government.
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